Where does “piaggiare” come from?
piaggiare (Italian) comes from Italian piaggia, from Medieval Latin plagia, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
piaggiare (Italian): to fawn, flatter, adulate; to beguile with...
Definitions
- to fawn, flatter, adulate; to beguile with...
Ancestry of “piaggiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piaggia | stretch of sloping terrain, slope; stretch of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | plagia | — |
| 3 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 4 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |